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CS/CS/SB 1324: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Simpson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell

Child Welfare; Requiring the Florida Court Educational Council to establish certain standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges for dependency cases; authorizing circuit courts to create early childhood court programs; requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide or contract for specified duties; requiring the court to retain jurisdiction over a child under certain circumstances, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,249,690

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/11/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) -SJ 697
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/20/2019 Senate • Filed
    1/8/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 97
    1/10/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/15/20, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 96
    1/15/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 155
    1/17/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/28/20, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/27/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 198
    1/28/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 216
    • Now in Appropriations
    2/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/20/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
    2/24/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/26/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 351
    3/9/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/20 -SJ 724
    3/11/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 697
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1105 -SJ 697
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) -SJ 697

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  • CS/CS/SB 1324, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2020 at 11:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 (er) Child Welfare Latvala, Valdes Compare Last Action: 6/19/2020 Chapter No. 2020-40, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 449 Early Childhood Courts Mariano, Andrade Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 1105 (er) Child Welfare Tomkow Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) Track This Bill
    S 236 (c1) Early Childhood Courts Book Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    S 1548 (c1) Child Welfare Perry Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.01304 Page 4 (pdf)
    39.0138 Criminal history and other records checks; limit on placement of a child. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 45 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 11 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.6225 Guardianship Assistance Program. Page 46 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 16 (pdf)
    63.092 Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study. Page 22 (pdf)
    63.093 Page 24 (pdf)
    393.065 Application and eligibility determination. Page 47 (pdf)
    409.1415 Page 27 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 33 (pdf)
    409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 48 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 42 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 44 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1324, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/17/2020 at 9:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 (c1) Child Welfare Latvala, Valdes Compare Last Action: 6/19/2020 Chapter No. 2020-40, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 449 Early Childhood Courts Mariano, Andrade Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 1105 (c2) Child Welfare Tomkow Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) Track This Bill
    S 236 (c1) Early Childhood Courts Book Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    S 1548 (c1) Child Welfare Perry Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    336202 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Simpson)     		2/19/2020
    9:40 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/28/2020 11:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/20/2020 9:00 AM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.01304 Page 4 (pdf)
    39.0138 Criminal history and other records checks; limit on placement of a child. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 46 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 16 (pdf)
    39.6225 Guardianship Assistance Program. Page 46 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 17 (pdf)
    63.092 Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study. Page 22 (pdf)
    63.093 Page 25 (pdf)
    393.065 Application and eligibility determination. Page 47 (pdf)
    409.1415 Page 27 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 33 (pdf)
    409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 48 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 43 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 45 (pdf)

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  • SB 1324, Original Filed Version Posted 12/20/2019 at 2:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 Child Welfare Latvala, Valdes Compare Last Action: 6/19/2020 Chapter No. 2020-40, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 449 Early Childhood Courts Mariano, Andrade Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 1105 Child Welfare Tomkow Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) Track This Bill
    S 122 Child Welfare Rouson Compare Last Action: 3/5/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) -SJ 421 Track This Bill
    S 236 (c1) Early Childhood Courts Book Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    S 1548 Child Welfare Perry Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    761810 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Simpson)     		1/14/2020
    10:39 AM     		Favorable
    1/15/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/15/2020 10:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.01304 Page 4 (pdf)
    39.0138 Criminal history and other records checks; limit on placement of a child. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 14 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 17 (pdf)
    39.6225 Guardianship Assistance Program. Page 45 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 18 (pdf)
    393.065 Application and eligibility determination. Page 46 (pdf)
    409.1415 Page 27 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 33 (pdf)
    409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 47 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 42 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 44 (pdf)

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